Frank Wyatt Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I can't say the extra CB stuff (generic FCC literature) is as important as the actual user manual, but it does provide some insight into a bygone time where CBs were in a large majority of vehicles and were the method of choice for mobile communication. Nowadays my CB just sits quietly with the occasional squelch from someone too far away to transmit clearly. Where I'm at there's quite a few of us on our cb's regularly. I stll use mine, both mobile and a base unit as well. I have a Royce 642 base, the flag ship of their base radios and a Galaxy Saturn. My Royce was built in 1978 and still does a great job. This is'nt mine but just like it.And it also has a built in clock with alarm function that I do use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Where I'm at there's quite a few of us on our cb's regularly. I stll use mine, both mobile and a base unit as well. I have a Royce 642 base, the flag ship of their base radios and a Galaxy Saturn. My Royce was built in 1978 and still does a great job. This is'nt mine but just like it.And it also has a built in clock with alarm function that I do use. I'm sure regionally it varies, CBs are probably more prevalent in very rural areas. But here in Florida it's hard to find any chatter other than superbowls and people looking for illegal things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Wyatt Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I'm sure regionally it varies, CBs are probably more prevalent in very rural areas. But here in Florida it's hard to find any chatter other than superbowls and people looking for illegal things. So very true. There are some folks in Florida that are running much bigger stations than I am and I have talked with some of them. When I feel the need I have a 10 tube D&A Phantom that does 500 watts with my Royce and 750 watts with the Galaxy Saturn. I also havea rare Golden Eagle 500 with the original 26LF6 tubes{7 tubes, 2 driving 5 tubes} that does 500 watts with the Royce and 1000 watts with the Saturn. However, most of the time, about 99%, I am running barefoot with just the radios. The amps aren't needed for me to talk 35 miles or more. As an example one person I talk to lives 60 miles from me and we have clear signals on each other most of the time running barefoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 So very true. There are some folks in Florida that are running much bigger stations than I am and I have talked with some of them. When I feel the need I have a 10 tube D&A Phantom that does 500 watts with my Royce and 750 watts with the Galaxy Saturn. I also havea rare Golden Eagle 500 with the original 26LF6 tubes{7 tubes, 2 driving 5 tubes} that does 500 watts with the Royce and 1000 watts with the Saturn. However, most of the time, about 99%, I am running barefoot with just the radios. The amps aren't needed for me to talk 35 miles or more. As an example one person I talk to lives 60 miles from me and we have clear signals on each other most of the time running barefoot. Frank - These guys might not know what "barefoot" is, but as an ex amateur radio operator I certainly do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Wyatt Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Frank - These guys might not know what "barefoot" is, but as an ex amateur radio operator I certainly do. OK, for everybody else, barefoot=no amps, just radio power:nabble_smiley_good: That is my preferred method of making contacts. OK, now back to the regularly scheduled......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 OK, for everybody else, barefoot=no amps, just radio power:nabble_smiley_good: That is my preferred method of making contacts. OK, now back to the regularly scheduled......... I still have a Pierce-Simpson Puma 23B, no sideband, only 23 channels, but a full 5 watts (legal on a 23 channel) at 100% modulation. I have been accused of having an amp back when it was completely illegal. Call letters were KOZ-7817 and handle was snake charmer for my Shelby (yes, I'm old, even older than Gary). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Wyatt Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I still have a Pierce-Simpson Puma 23B, no sideband, only 23 channels, but a full 5 watts (legal on a 23 channel) at 100% modulation. I have been accused of having an amp back when it was completely illegal. Call letters were KOZ-7817 and handle was snake charmer for my Shelby (yes, I'm old, even older than Gary). Cool, my handle is White Knite. I have a Regency CR-123 SSB radio and it still works but running a Mirage 88 SSB in my truck right now with 102" steel whip hard mounted to the top of my cab. I like the sideband for it's lower static, although with my current base antenna AM isn't that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Cool, my handle is White Knite. I have a Regency CR-123 SSB radio and it still works but running a Mirage 88 SSB in my truck right now with 102" steel whip hard mounted to the top of my cab. I like the sideband for it's lower static, although with my current base antenna AM isn't that bad. I used to have a 102" whip on the back bumper of our 1955 Packard Patrician. Interesting car, only US car with positive ground 12V system, in 1956 it was changed. I haven't used it in years, my rooftop antenna specialist unit died and I haven't really needed it, maybe one day. Unfortunately I lost a couple of factory GM AM/FM/Cassette/CB units and one made for a Ford when I had to get rid of the house in Newport News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 I used to have a 102" whip on the back bumper of our 1955 Packard Patrician. Interesting car, only US car with positive ground 12V system, in 1956 it was changed. I haven't used it in years, my rooftop antenna specialist unit died and I haven't really needed it, maybe one day. Unfortunately I lost a couple of factory GM AM/FM/Cassette/CB units and one made for a Ford when I had to get rid of the house in Newport News. I carved the hydroboost pages out of the 1995 FSM and put them here: Documentation/Driveline/Brakes and then the Master Cyl's & Boosters tab, then the Factory Shop Manual Sections tab, and finally on the Hydroboost tab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 I carved the hydroboost pages out of the 1995 FSM and put them here: Documentation/Driveline/Brakes and then the Master Cyl's & Boosters tab, then the Factory Shop Manual Sections tab, and finally on the Hydroboost tab. Added a bit today: 3.8L: The Engine book from the 1983 FSM came in today, thank you David, and I scanned in the 47 pages from it on the 3.8L Essex V6. So we now have a full compliment of FSM engine sections! 1981 Exterior Color Selections: Not to be outdone by David in spending my money, Shaun pointed out a good buy on the 1981 brochure showing the colors, so I scanned it in and added it to the Documenation/Literature/1981 page. 7200 VV: And, while I was perusing the 1981 Engine book I realized it has the section on the 7200 VV carb. So I scanned it and added a page at Documentation/Fuel Systems/Carburetors, Chokes, & EFI/7200 VV. EFI: And, as I was looking at the carb section, which the 7200 VV document completed, I realized we didn't have the EFI section in. So, now we do at Documentation/Fuel Systems/Carburetors, Chokes, & EFI/EFI. So that's another 89 pages of documentation. This new scanner sure makes it easy! And, it is crisp as well. But, I do need to get back to Big Blue, so I think I'll stop scanning for a bit now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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